By Daily Press staff
NORTH OF WILSHIRE — Police are looking for a man who attempted to kidnap a woman while she was walking along Washington Avenue on Tuesday morning.
At 10:50 a.m. the suspect, described as a Latino man in his 50s, pulled up alongside the woman in a new white SUV with tinted back windows. He stopped the vehicle, walked up to the victim, grabbed her and attempted to force the woman into the SUV.
The victim was able to break free and call police. The suspect fled. The victim described him as having heavy red acne on his cheeks and a large nose with a circular scar on the bridge. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and has gray and black hair and brown eyes. He had a medium complexion and no facial hair. He was wearing a light blue short-sleeve shirt, black jeans with a metal belt buckle with the word “Salvador” or “El Salvador,” and blue and white tennis shoes. The suspect spoke both in English and in Spanish.
The suspect’s vehicle is described as similar to a Lincoln Navigator with stock rims. The vehicle had a small white wooden cross hanging on the rear view mirror.
Anyone having additional information is encouraged to contact the robbery-homicide unit of the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458-8451. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may also call the We-Tip national hotline at 1-800- 78-CRIME (27463).
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 26, 2006. Read the original PDF.